#048 - Power & Responsibility (Dr. John Cromby)

Summary: Dr. John Cromby joins us to explore the concept of power and responsibility in mental health. In today's episode we discuss why the origins of psychological distress lie outside the individual, why modern psychology tends to overstate the amount freedom and flexibility that people have in responding to negative circumstances, why notions such as willpower and resilience are more likely the byproduct of prior advantage than voluntary acts of will, why discussions about economic, political and ideological influence are sorely lacking in discussions around mental health, and why acknowledging the limits of our own personal power can actually prove quite liberating. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Power, Interest and Psychology" by David Smail: https://amzn.to/2G7DIq0 "Why Therapy Doesn't Work" by David Smail: https://amzn.to/2G49Ajl "The Nature of Unhappiness" by David Smail: https://amzn.to/2DRcYrV "Feeling Bodies" by John Cromby: https://amzn.to/2pGfb59 *** DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE *** http://myownworstenemy.org/support *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Taecilla https://flic.kr/p/yZQqc DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.